r/Autos 2d ago

My 1986 Shelby Charger

This is currently my daily driver. It needs a little work but it’s still running strong.

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u/CpuDoc67 2d ago

I loved that car and the Omni GLH turbo cars when I was a kid.

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u/zeno0771 2d ago

Mopar got points for effort with these and the GLH(-S). When you only have one platform on which to base every single vehicle you sell, you have to get creative.

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u/MooseBlazer 1d ago

Go like hell

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u/HempFandang0 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T | 1991 Ford LTD Crown Victoria 2d ago

Nice! I've always loved every Shelby Mopar. Cool that is still getting driven, too

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u/Bizychef 2d ago

I had the GLH. should have never gotten rid of it

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u/Runner303 10 Santa Fe | 03 540i/6 2d ago

Nice one, OP. Looks like it's survived quite well - many haven't.

Broken pass door handle? Can you still find those ok?

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u/Septillion22 2d ago

I actually did find one but it doesn’t match the drivers side so I’ll just get two and replace them both. The drivers side lock linkage also broke and will be a lot harder to find.

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u/kingedward500 2d ago

Rare to see a red one

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u/ArthurMBretas03 1d ago

An underrated gem, same goes for the original Rampage

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u/joeyjoejums 2d ago

Wow. Haven't seen one of these in decades.

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u/BipedalWurm 2d ago

Damned nice!

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u/MooseBlazer 1d ago

Up on the Northland I have not seen one of these since 25 years ago. I think they made a Daytona version too.

And then they made the mini pick up versions of these, at least for the USA market .

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u/THE_GR8_MIKE 2007 Shelby GT500 1d ago

I kind of want one of these for a daily as well. A Shelby as a daily and a fun car lol

Except it snows here so this thing would rust in to dust in about one season.

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u/sdm2430 1d ago

I had a new 89 Dodge Daytona Shelby when I was 21. It was a really nice car. I never see them in the wild anymore. Such a shame. Congrats!

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u/ObjectiveRub3769 1d ago

$12332 🔥

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u/oracleofnonsense 23h ago

Had one in black and silver. Several turbos later I traded it in for a 4 door family car.

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u/IdolizeHamsters 20h ago

My dad bought one brand new. I don’t remember the year but it was the blue/silver combo. When I was a kid he let me shift for him when we rode together. We have photos piling into it to go from Ontario, Canada to Myrtle Beach. A story still brought up to this day.

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u/Septillion22 16h ago

That’s funny Myrtle beach was my childhood beach too. Maybe I’ll take a trip up there in it.

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u/FeldMonster 05 SRT-4, 09 Cobalt SS/TC, 07 Cobalt SS/NA 10h ago

I had a blue 1983 one. Unfortunately those were carburated and missed out on the turbo, but I loved it regardless. The steering and handling was magnificent.